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A teacher had a disciple and was so pleased with
the man's spiritual progress that he left him on
his own.
The man lived in a little mud hut, begging for
his food. Each morning, after his devotions, the
disciple washed his loincloth and hung it out to
dry.
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One day, he came back to discover the loincloth
eaten by rats.
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He begged the villagers for another, and they
gave it to him. But the rats ate that one, too.
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So he got a cat. That took care of the rats,
but now when he begged for his food he had to beg
for milk for his cat.
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"This won't do," he thought, "I'll get a cow."
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Now he had to beg for feed. So he decided to
till and plant the ground.
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But soon he found no time for contemplation, so
he hired servants to tend his farm.
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But overseeing the labors became a chore, so he
married to have a wife to help him.
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After time, the disciple became the wealthiest
man in the village.
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The guru came by and was shocked to see that
where once stood a simple mud hut there now
loomed a palace surrounded by a vast estate,
worked by many servants.
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"What is the meaning of this?" he asked his
disciple.
"You won't believe this, sir," the man replied,
"But there was no other way I could keep my
loincloth.
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Philippians 412-13

• I know what it is to be in need, and I know what
  it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret
  of being content in any and every situation,
  whether well fed or hungry, whether living in
  plenty or in want. I can do everything through
  him (Christ) who gives me strength.

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